Instead of reporting on the achievements of other students, this week Jeffs journalists have won the awards. Results from the 2018 JEA competition were announced Sun., Jan. 28, and several FHS journalists were honored by the Journalism Education Association. The JEA is the largest scholastic journalism organization for teachers and …
Month: January 2018
JV wrestling takes the mat at Centennial
This past Saturday the Jeffs junior varsity wrestling team went to Centennial. The team was a little banged up from the home invite the night before., but had a successful meet nonetheless. Isaiah Weers ’19 and Devin Holliday ’19 both brought home medals for the Jeffs. Weers got second, and …
Spreading the word about the Trail
On the afternoon of January 31, the journalism staff presented the 2017-2018 yearbook convocation to the entire high school student body and staff members. Each member of the staff was recognized and they announced which position they held on the staff. The yearbook convo video was filmed and put together …
Girls’ basketball wins over Sutton after close game
On Monday, January 29, the girls’ basketball team hosted Sutton for the first game of the conference tournament. The girls had already played Sutton on January 18 where they beat them 45-42. “Playing this team before helped a lot. We were able to know the the players’ tendencies,” Macy …
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Photo of the Week
Seniors and Winter Formal royalty candidates Macy Ohlde and Trent Gizzle laugh as their fun facts are read off. Grizzle’s fact was that he can do a cartwheel into a backflip, which the crowd responded to by chanting and encouraging him to prove it. He refused. “Yes I can do …
J-High struggles against Beatrice
Thursday January 25th, Fairbury Junior High boys faced off against Beatrice. Fairbury’s 8th grade A team lost, 17-29. Scoring for the Jeffs was both Jacob Martin and Ethan Smith ’22 with five points, Zane Grizzle ’22 with four, Braden Suey ’22 with two and Corbin Slater ’22 with one point. …
2018 Winter Formal was one for the books
Every Fairbury High School dance has its highs and lows, and the 2018 Winter Formal was no exception. Coronation started out the night, during which seniors Jacob Johnson and Marah Shumard were crowned King and Queen. Following pictures, Student Council members attempted to begin music and were faced with some …
Lady Jeffs successful against Sandy Creek Cougars
The Lady Jeffs went head-to-head with the Sandy Creek Cougars on Tuesday here at Fairbury High School. They easily defeated the Cougars with a final score of 41-32. Sophomore Jaelle Johnson led the team in points with 12 points, followed by Senior Macy Ohlde and Junior Jessa Eden with eight …
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Winter Formal candidate results are in
This past week, five boys and girls were nominated from the senior class to win king or queen at the Winter Formal dance. Voting opened to seniors on Friday, January 15 and closed on the morning of Tuesday, January 23. The 12th grade class got to vote on which of …
Boys basketball sweeps Sandy Creek
On Tuesday, January 23 the Jeffs took on the Sandy Creek Cougars. The boys got an early lead on the Cougars leaving the score 31-12 at halftime. Chance Amundson ’20 was the leading scorer with a total of 13 points. Junior Isaac Robertson also had 11 points, and Adam Wasserman …
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